About the Author

Hans S. Reinders is Willem van den Bergh Professor of Ethics and Mental Disability at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.

Reviews

“... an intellectually challenging work of philosophy and social policy. Reinders . . . has done a great service by demonstrating how even a seemingly benign aspect of the high-tech revolution, genectic testing, will have unintended consequences none of us can greet with equanimity.” —Policy Review

“...this book provides a rich resource for understanding thinking in contemporary secular bioethics.... Reinders's work greatly helps one to understand the reasoning and application of liberal secular philosophy and details its shortcomings.” —The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly

“By demonstration the inherent paradoxes in liberal approaches to the disabled, [Reinders] effectively reveals potential policy limitations that may threaten the social services available to the mentally disabled.” —Religious Studies Review

“[A] well-reasoned examination...." —Theological Studies

“[A] sophisticated and welcome contribution to what the author calls the continuing debate concerning the strengths and weaknesses of liberal morality that dominates contemporary society. This is a sobering book.” —Commonweal

“[T]he book as a whole will offer to advanced undergraduates an engaging and challenging introduction to some of the most influential ethical thinkers of our time. Very highly recommended....” —Choice

"In The Future of the Disabled in Liberal Society, [Reinders] subtly explores how genetic-testing technologies—ones that are already widely used and others that are just around the corner—adversely affect the standing of the disabled in liberal states. A professor of ethics, Reinders has written an intellectually challenging work of philosophy and social policy. . . . [He] has done a great service by demonstrating how even a seemingly benign aspect of the high-tech revolution, genetic testing, will have unintended consequences none of us can greet with equanimity.” —Policy Review